Librarians have varied and incredibly valuable roles within the open education field. Some librarians mostly support faculty, some librarians teach courses, other librarians lead scholarly communications and open publishing projects.
Attributing Sources
Copyright in Higher Education
Recognize and Apply Creative Commons Licenses
Recognize and Apply Open Licenses
Requesting and Tracking Permissions
Facilitating Open Licensing Decisions
Identifying Course Resource Needs
Organizing and Planning Searches for OER
Identifying Finding Aids for OER
Searching for OER in a Variety of Tools
Evaluating OER
Mapping courses
Empowering Students About Their IP Rights and Responsibilities
Promoting Accessibility with OER
Assessing Student Understanding of OER
Integrating OER into Course Activities
Assessing Impact of OER on Student Learning
Advocating for Learner Experiences
Course Mapping
Designing Interactions Between Learners and OER
OER-Enabled Pedagogy
Assessing Learning Activities
Examining Discovery Tool Platforms
Writing and Applying Metadata
Designing Finding Aids
Cataloging OER
Considering Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility of OER
Maintaining Thematic Continuity
Where Appropriate Find a Unified Voice, Structure, and Style
Establish and Enforce Style Guides for User Experiences
Remixing Technical Skills
Collaborating with Authors
Managing Authorship Processes
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Open Education
Student-Centered Approaches to Course Content
Connecting with Partners
Revising and Remixing OER
Evaluating Delivery Methods for OER
Following and Knowing Copyright and IP Law
Navigating and Interpreting Open Licenses
Staying Abreast in Open Licensing Policies and Changes
Application of Fair Use
Advising Others in Open Licensing/Copyright
Building Relationships with Stakeholders
Identifying and Communicating Values of OER for a Specific Audience/Stakeholder Group
Working with Student Groups
Crafting a Uniform Message
Identifying Policies and Programs Related to Open Education
Evaluating Connections Between OER and Student Success
Examining and Establishing Sustainability of Open Education Projects
Developing Local Policies
Assessing Existing and New Policies
Institutional Risk Management
Compensation and Supporting OER Labor
Stewardship of Open Education
Finding and Assessing Budgets for OER